Breathing (track) by Kate Bush
Breathing appears on the following album(s) by Kate Bush:
- Never For Ever (track #11) (this album) (1980)
- The Whole Story (track #4) (compilation) (1986)
- This Woman's Work: Anthology 1978-1990 (track #100) (compilation) (1990)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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85/100  | 09/05/2025 14:25 | byuzak | | 78/100 |
90/100 | 06/09/2025 05:34 | Invader666 | | 75/100 |
80/100 | 01/10/2025 03:37 | bonnequestion | | 75/100 |
95/100 | 09/16/2024 18:49 |  AAL2014 | | 76/100 |
90/100 | 08/03/2024 01:54 | waffle | | 86/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 1% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 86.7/100, a mean average of 87.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 87.7/100. The standard deviation for this track is 9.3.
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Agree with deusexmackia , utterly haunting and one of her very best songs. written, produced and performed impeccably.
DeusExMackia 11/27/2018 14:15
One of Bush's most haunting works. Of all the ways to go about an anti-war song, this is stark. Something about the uncertainty in those piano chords that really hits the mark; the overall acuteness of the soundscape and her jarring words just oozes creepiness and dystopia.
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